My Reading Running and Recipe spot, plus a Ten of the Best on the occasional weekend.

Sunday, 7 February 2016

Rebound by Aga Lesiewicz

Anna
Wright is a thirty-something media executive. She is successful, attractive and
adores her pet Labrador, Wispa, and running in the parks around Hampstead
Heath. Strange events unfold after she breaks up with James, coinciding with a
number of violent attacks on the Heath.

Anna develops a passionate sexual
attraction for a complete stranger. This impacts on her professional life and
culminates in a whirlpool of suspicion, anger and desperate behavior to fight
for her very existence.

This
is a medium-paced thriller - noteworthy because the premise is refreshingly unique,
an achievement, considering the creativity demonstrated by authors in this
genre. The plot is well constructed, and the friendships, dating relationships
and workplace issues ring true with a contemporary feel.

I
didn’t connect with the protagonist, and was irritated by her obsession with
certain things and laid-back approach to others, depending on whether it suited
the purposes of the plot. The prologue is taken from the middle of the novel,
and then altered when it happens, which was also a let-down for me.